The World Summit for Children was a historic landmark not only because it gathered 71 Heads of State and 88 ministerial delegates to agree on a document, but also because it launched an unprecedented movement in favour of children throughout the world.
The progress achieved since the World Summit f…
After President Bedjaoui’s authoritative analysis of the political, sociological and even philosophical dimensions of international law and its application, it is best to be brief. I will aim to be so.
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I would like to start by thanking the President of the International Court of…
Sir, it is with great satisfaction that I speak under your presidency to present Brazil’s observations on this year’s report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization.
As usual, the annual report comprises both a comprehensive presentation of information on the work of the United Nat…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Under your able and wise guidance, the work of the Security Council will be conducted in a highly effective way. I would also like to take this opportunity to express ou…
Please accept my congratulations, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-first session. The Brazilian delegation is confident that, under your leadership, this body will find new strength in the pursuit of the principles and purposes of our Charter.
I also wish to p…
I have the honour to address this plenary meeting of the General Assembly on behalf of the members of the Southern Cone Common Market — Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil — and of Bolivia and Chile, in order to express the support of our Governments for the draft resolution under consideration,…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Ambassador Dejammet, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. Under your able and wise guidance the work of the Security Council will be conducted in a highly effective way. I would like also to take this opportunity t…
First of all, I associate myself with the condolences expressed by other delegations to the people of Bangladesh.
I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the successful conclusion of the work of the Working Group on the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, s…
I wish to congratulate the sponsors of the important initiative to resume the fiftieth session of the General Assembly to consider the item “Public administration and development” under the wise and competent presidency of Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral.
The Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghal…
I would like first of all to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February. We are confident that under your skilled guidance the work of the Security Council will be conducted with great efficiency. Let me also take this opportunity to thank …
First of all, I would like to welcome this opportunity to discuss in a formal meeting of the Security Council the relationship between troop- contributing countries and Security Council members. It is with great satisfaction that we participate in a public debate on an issue of such interest to the …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Our region is fully supportive of the United Nations role in the field of humanitarian and emergency assistance, guided by the principles contained in resolution 46/162.
In this context, we welcome the two dr…
May I convey to you, Mr. President, first of all, my delegation's satisfaction at participating in this debate under your competent presidency. We are certain that the Security Council will benefit greatly from your wide-ranging diplomatic experience and personal talent during this busy month. I
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I wish to explain my country’s position with regard to draft resolution Q, entitled “1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”. This draft resolution appeared in document A/C.1/50/L.49/Rev.1 in the First Committee.
Brazil, w…
On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and of the group of countries Friends of the Secretary-General for Haiti, I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.53, on the situation o…
I have the honour to speak on the agenda item entitled “Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development”.
One need not stress, at this stage of the debate, the centrality of the issue of development among the objectives enshrined in the United Nations Charter, especially no…
The Brazilian Government has been closely following recent developments in the Middle East. We are confident that the encouraging results achieved so far will gradually prevail, creating the conditions for a new era of peace and prosperity for all in the entire region. The brutal assassination of Pr…
Let me begin by thanking Ambassador Al-Khussaiby of Oman for his substantive presentation of the report of the Security Council covering the period from 16 June 1994 to 15 June 1995. We are glad to note that this practice of the President of the Council presenting the report, which was inaugurated b…
I have the honour to introduce the draft resolution contained in document A/50/L.25, sponsored by Angola, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, S…
My delegation supports the statement made by the Chairman of the Group of 77 on this agenda item and wishes to present some additional remarks on how we envisage the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields.
The principles of restructuring co…
